almost 500 people have died of cope with 19 in the last 2 weeks in the czech republic more than in the 1st months of the pandemic another 400 are in critical condition. close. i think people are not taking the virus seriously human. medical staff at this hospital in prague are doing all they can to protect themselves nearly 3000 doctors and nurses have been infected with the virus meaning many are unable to work. in small hospitals where there are not so many staff it can be problematic if one infection turns into a cluster. no other country in europe currently has a higher rate of infection per capita as the czech republic many let their guard down in the summer and became lots about protective measures like the wearing of mosques. if they say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one wore a mask the ability to put a chimney effect then you could do and you couldn't and. the government has decided to take action theatres cinemas museums and gyms have already closed and even tighter restrictions go into force from midnight. bars

the czech republic is imposing a state of emergency at midnight. >> now they say i am immune. i feel so powerful. i will walk in there and kiss everyone. >> the u.s. president boasting about his recent negative covid-19 test, drawing harsh criticism from joe biden three weeks before election day. cristiano ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus, spending the past week with the portuguese national team. he was supposed to play wednesday night. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. to all of you join us in on pbs and around the world, welcome. we begin with the european union countries agreeing on a strategy for restricting travel from coronavirus hotspots. ministers meeting in luxembourg said they want a traffic light system, showing regions as green , orange, red, depending on the number of coronavirus cases, hoping to avoid confusion that disrupted travel at the height at the outbreak earlier this year. let's take this story to our correspondent from brussels. good evening. talk us through these european coronavirus traffic lights. correspondent: it is an attempt to bring orde

and the czech republic is imposing a state of emergency beginning at midnight also coming up these soccer superstar christiane there were no has tested positive for the coronavirus he has spent the past week with the portuguese national team he was supposed to play. on wednesday night and drill it now they say. there are several one. back on the campaign trail boasting bragging about testing negative for code 19 his democratic challenger joe biden is also on the attack with just 3 weeks to go until election day. it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the pandemic here in europe european union countries have agreed to a common strategy. restricting travel from coronavirus hotspots e.u. ministers meeting in what some burg want a traffic light system showing regions as green orange or red depending on the number of corona virus cases the ministers have to avoid the kind of confusion that disrupted travel across the e.u. at the height of the initial outbreak earlier this year. let's take this story now. she joins me from brussels good evening to you've barbara so talk us through

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president — andrzej duda — has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go — a record fifty—four million this is largely due to fears over coronavirus — with the country seeing record daily highs. at least eighteen people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack near an education centre in the afghan capital kabul. the interior ministry said the suicide bomber detonated his device after guards stopped him. the building in the predominantly shia muslim area usually hosts hundreds of students.

no other country in europe currently has a higher rate of infection per capita as the czech republic many let their guard down in the summer and became locks about protective measures like the wearing of mosques. if they say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one more a mosque the ability to put a chimney effect then you do when you get in and. the government has decided to take action theatres cinemas museums and gyms have already closed and even tighter restrictions go into force from midnight. bars no have to show us and restaurants can only offer takeaway it's another heavy blow for an already struggling hospitality sector. in brussels we saw right there severe restrictions in the czech republic but they're not the only country in the european union that's taking were actions are that. the netherlands have just announced very similar measures because so with belgium the netherlands are the 2nd or 3rd worst hit country in europe at the moment and it's very similar picture there people didn't want to obey the rules anymore

from prague in the czech republic i'm now joined by viral of. me he is from the czech university of alive sciences that the czech republic was one of the countries managing actually quite well to keep the pandemic on the controls so what's gone wrong now ok the rest of her all starts to quickly and people i think that in march of 0 the virus during the summer they. slow the virus came back and now we are under the 2nd wave we chase much stronger than the 1st one but tell us more about the new restrictions and how much public support is there for them. ok so we're going to the new restrictions old school so and pops and james should be close to them today including the school saw from small gates to primary schools and they can do gotten and also the pops and so long people are according to my opinion very tired about this because they hope that the situation will be good to during this on a as it was during the summer so the cell research since doesn't have such a big star or as they had during the spring what do you as a viral ijaz say about th

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland‘s president, andrzej duda, has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go, a record 57 million people have already cast their ballots. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus, with the country seeing record daily highs. at least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack near an education centre in the afghan capital kabul. the interior ministry said the suicide bomber detonated his device after guards stopped him. the building in the predominantly shia muslim area

in the czech republic imposes a state of emergency. program. they say. was supposed. to the program european union countries have agreed a common strategy for restricting travel from coronavirus hotspots ministers meeting in luxembourg. green. on the number of cases ministers hope to avoid the confusion but. the. initial. talk us through these european traffic lights. yeah i mean green orange and red like the real traffic light the problem was the new regulation is that it is voluntary the competency for travel restrictions and for health in general lies was the european member states so this is shows a certain amount of good will to coordinate better but it is not really something that will immediately create results results what's supposed to happen is that you member states should take there are figures to stockholm to the european health agency which then sort of puts them together and creates every week in new european map green orange and red areas that are more or less hit by call that and this is supposed to be calculated on the basis of infections per 100000

like the czech republic imposes a 3 week stay in the. city is up next with the w.i. business district golf we'll have your next world update at the top of the hour of the. i'm skill that while you work that hard and in the end this for me you are not a lot of the year and more we will send you. are you familiar with this. new smugglers were liars. what's your story. 'd on what numbers and women especially of victims of violence. take part in send us your story your train all with to understand this new culture. another visitor nothing yet you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. good news for the global economy sort of the international monetary fund says it expects the damage from the coronavirus pandemic to be less severe than previously predicted but many major nations a still in line record drops in g.d.p. also coming up we'll discuss why banks in nigeria are looking to escape the economic troubles at home by expanding elsewhere in africa. band no more all night parties in berlin for a look at the german capital's late

no other country in europe has a higher rate of infection capita as the czech republic many let down their guard in the summer when they thought the danger had passed. schools and bars and other places were opened and many people did not wear masks but as soon as the 3rd oshii say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one wore a mask the such measures will only work if they are mandatory and you don't you don't need to do. this woman says the government should not have relaxed rules in june and that scientists should have been working together to try to find a vaccine study of nearly but i thought rushed it out of us said why did. the government decided to take action theatres cinemas museums and gyms have to close for 2 weeks with the orbits and go on friday the prime minister warned people that if they did not stick to the rule is within stricter measures would have to be introduced that he did not rule out a total lockdown sort of. referring to the prospects of a lockdown the finance minister said they want to work towards i

here's why the situation in the czech republic is particularly scary. most countries saw a high death toll early on in this pandemic in the first wave and their second wave, well, they may be seeing a lot of cases, not a lot of deaths. that's not true in the czech republic where deaths skyrocketed and hospitalizations are falling as well. the government is setting up a field hospital in prague. they are bringing in doctors from the u.s. national guard. the czech prime minister was really praised for his handling of the situation in the first wave but he's taken a lot of criticism. one of his cabinet ministers called him a moron on a hot mic. he hasn't responded because he has much bigger fish to fry. after an emergency session of parliament yesterday he conceded that the current measures in place were not working and he apologized for not acting sooner. so starting today, the czech republic will go back into something you might describe as a lock down. there will be only essential businesses that will be allowed to open, and there will be severe restric

scotla nd ta ke scotland take on the czech republic gci’oss scotland take on the czech republic across the bbc. now all this month at bbc sport we're celebrating as we mentioned, as well as england, all of the other home nations are also in nations league action this evening. wales are away to bulgaria in sofia, the scene of that racial abuse suffered by england. northern ireland face norway in oslo, and scotland take on the czech republic at hampden park. now all this month at bbc sport we're celebrating black history month by bringing you some powerful stories from across various sports. today we hear from a rising talent in netball‘s super league. as a child, mary cholhok had to flee war—torn south sudan for uganda — the country she represented last year at the world cup in liverpool. she plays her club netball at loughborough lighting, where it's been a much more challenging 2020. mary's 3—year—old son yasson is back home in uganda, but she last went back to see him injanuary, and because of lockdown and the uncertainty around the netball season, the mother and son are fa

from prague in the czech republic i'm now joined by. jury. he is from the czech university of a life sciences that the czech republic was one of the countries merging actually quite well to keep the pandemic on the controls so what's gone wrong now. ok to rest her all starts to quickly and people i think that the parrot much about a virus during the summer day that entire program a soda virus going back and now we are under the 2nd wave of a chase much stronger going into 1st one but tell us more about the new restrictions and how much public support is that old. ok so according to the new restrictions old schools and pops and james should be closed from today including the school song from down a small hates to primary schools and they can do gardens and also the pops and so long people are according to my opinion very tired about this because they hope that the situation will be good to during decide as it was during the summer saw on the cell research since doesn't have such a big star or as they had during the spring what do you as a vira

cnn's scott mcclain is tracking the situation for us in the czech republic. he's live in berlin at this hour. good to see you, scott. it has to be said the czech republic initially showed the whole world how to beat this pandemic by wearing masks buchlt then they stopped do it and now they're paying the price. what happened? >> that's a great question, rosemary. you know, the check republic may have been too good at controlling the first wave of the virus for their own good. czechs never saw mass casualties, never saw overflowing hospitals. so, in the spring the virus didn't really seem all that harmful. only now are people realizing that they may have underestimated it. the czech republic has about three times more new cases than the uk and four times more than even the united states. in this prag icu, the sickest coronavirus patients are treated by staff in full hazmat suits. now there's still a bed for everyone. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the government is also building a temporary field hospital it expects to need in just weeks. the czech republic h

france, the czech republic, and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president, andrzej duda, has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go, a record 57 million people have already cast their ballots.

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president, andrzej duda, has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. lee kun—hee the chairman of the south korean tech giant samsung electronics has died at the age of 78. mr lee helped to transform his family's small business into the country's biggest conglomerate. samsung rose to become the world's largest producer of smartphones and memory chips. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go, a record 57 million people have

almost 500 people have died of coke at 19 in the last 2 weeks in the czech republic more than in the 1st months of the pandemic another 400 are in critical condition. because. i think people are not taking the virus seriously. medical stuff at this hospital in prague are doing all they can to protect themselves nearly 3000 doctors and nurses have been infected with the virus meaning many are unable to work. in klein and come in small hospitals where there are not so many stuff it can be problematic if one infection turns into a cluster. no other country in europe currently has a higher rate of infection per capita as the czech republic many let their guard down in the summer and became lots about protective measures like the wearing of mosques. just that they don't if they say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one more a mosque the ability to put a chimney effect on you don't you could end. the government has decided to take action theatres cinemas museums and gyms have already closed and even tighter restrictions go into f

republic and that's the blue and the yellow that you see the yellow is belgium the blue being czech republic you see there have surpassed the u.s. u.k. and e.u. countries as a whole to gether now these 2 countries the czech republic had a daily record of $16000.00 new cases while belgium there were also just a rat a record of new cases at around 700000 now while medical experts there can't right now point to anything specific associated with the job but they think population density may be a huge factor and like many other european countries both the czech republic and belgium they're working very quickly to. spread of the virus now in addition to closing all restaurants and bars so eating stablish month plus all entertainment events bell that also suspended all non-urgent surgeries for a month to free up hospital space for corona virus patients that are going and checking and i.c.u. but is it too late to avoid a deadly 2nd wave will see that in the coming weeks around r t correspondent savidge thank you for keeping us up to date. and time now for a quick break but hang here because

welcome back a look at the headlines now germany in the czech republic of both hit new daily coronavirus case records as europe's outbreak continues to get worse this comes as poland's president test positive and colombia is nearing its millionth case of the virus meanwhile there are growing concerns that people fleeing fighting between armenia and azerbaijan are taking a virus with them thought the crime to bomb shelters could be exhilarating spread and our other headline this hour alpha condé has been declared the winner of guinea's presidential election as supporters have celebrated the win but the country's opposition has refused to accept the result. u.s. president donald trump has caused his ballot with 10 days to go until the election he went to a voting station near his private resort west palm beach florida more than 50000000 americans have already. with many people opting for mail in ballots trump has moved on to a campaign in the state of ohio where he's hoping obvious he's hoping to hang on to that state is opponent democrat nominee joe biden is speaking to voters in the bat

from prague in the czech republic i'm now joined by viral of his. shiny he is from the czech university author a life sciences that the czech republic was one of the country's managing actually quite well to keep the pandemic on the control so what's gone wrong now ok to rest her all starts to quickly and people i think that in march of 0 the virus during the summer they. slow the virus came back and the 2nd wave we chase much stronger than the 1st one but tell us more about the new restrictions and how much public support is that. ok so according to the nearest directions old school and pops and james should be closed from today including play to school song from small hates to primary schools and the can do gardens and also the pops and so long people are according to my opinion very tired about this because they hope that the situation will be good to during decide on it as it was during the summer . the cell research since doesn't have such a big song or as they had during the spring what do you as a viral ijaz say about these new restrictions t

welcome back let's update you on the headlines then germany in the czech republic of both hit new daily coronavirus case records as europe's outbreak continues to get worse now this comes as poland's president test positive and colombia has also had its millionth case of the virus there are growing concerns that people fleeing fighting between army near and azerbaijan and taking the virus with them it's the crime to bomb shelters could be accelerating the spread and are all the headline story alpha condé has been declared the winner of guinea's presidential election is supporters of celebrated the win but the country's opposition has refused to accept the result. of president on trump is joining millions of other americans in costing an early ballot head of the presidential election it went to a voting station in his private resort in west palm beach florida more than 50000000 americans have already voted with many opting for mail in ballots trying to had requested one even though he's regularly said that they're open to fraud but he's offered no evidence to back up that playing. if yo

republic and that's the blue and the yellow that you see the yellow is belgium the blue being czech republic you see there have surpassed the u.s. u.k. and e.u. countries as a whole to gether now these 2 countries the czech republic had a daily record of $16000.00 new cases while belgium there were also just a rat a record of new cases at around 700000 now while medical experts there can't right now point to anything specific associated with the job but they think population density may be a huge factor and like many other european countries both the czech republic and belgium they're working very quickly to. downspout of the virus now in addition to closing all our restaurants and bars so eating stablish month plus all entertainment events bell that also suspended all non-urgent surgeries for a month to free up hospital space for corona patients that are going and checking and i.c.u. but is it too late to avoid a deadly 2nd way we'll see that in the coming weeks around r t correspondent side savidge thank you for keeping us up to date. and time now for a quick break but hang here b

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president — andrzej duda — has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go — a record fifty—four million people have already cast their ballots. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus — with the country seeing record daily highs. at least eighteen people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack near an education centre in the afghan capital kabul. the interior ministry said the suicide bomber detonated his device after guards stopped him. the building in the predominantly shia muslim area usually hosts hundreds of students. ecologists have criticised plans to move ancient woodland

republic and that's the blue and the yellow that you see the yellow is belgium the blue being czech republic you see there have surpassed the u.s. u.k. and e.u. countries as a whole to gether now these 2 countries the czech republic had a daily record of $16000.00 new cases while belgium there were also just a rat a record of new cases at around 700000 now while medical experts there can't right now point to anything specific associated with the job but they think population density may be a huge factor and like many other european countries both the czech republic and belgium they're working very quickly to. the downspout of the virus now in addition to closing all our restaurants and bars so eating stablish month plus all entertainment events bell that also suspended all non-urgent surgeries for a month to free up hospital space for corona virus patients that are going and checking in an i.c.u. but is it too late to avoid a deadly 2nd wave will see that in the coming weeks and r.t. correspondents savage are thank you for keeping us up to date. and time now for a quick break but ha

republic just on the back into a regional grassland competent humans did help it a bit but imploding difference lots have beaver was because then nature is best gotten us see how that was. scenes right out of history when buffalo tourist cattle and wild horses frightened throughout europe a small number of those species have returned to thrive in the wild grazing on this former soviet military base in the czech republic because the area was becoming overwhelmed by invasive plants conservationists here and mill of it said the european wildlife project 5 years ago to deploy the large herbivores and. to the goal was to return to the original diversity. after the military left because he needed the invasive grasses and bushes began to grow here. they started to gradually overwhelm the rare species such as rare flowers and animals linked to them including butterflies which reproduce. the project has seen a bio type emerge named think european serengeti all manner of rare and threatened species have returned like the adonis blue butterfly last spotted here in 1967 the red cross or star gen

we visited two hospitals in the czech republic this week. we found that they were bursting with patients, doctors were exhausted, and they are so short staffed that they're appealing to volunteers to actually help. some of those volunteers have no medical experience. others are just teenagers, not even old enough to vote or to drive. one of the hospitals says if it does not get help soon, it will have to start turning away patients on monday or tuesday. and john, the czech republic was pretty slow to reimpose restrictions in the summer and the fall when cases started to rise again. so germany just next door is trying not to follow their lead, trying not to make the same mistake this country did. they just reported a record number of case counts. they're also seeing deaths and hospitalizations rise. so starting on monday, the chancellor, angela merkel, said that schools can stay open, but bars, restaurants, theaters, gyms, they will all have to close. people are being told to stay home and avoid travel. the health care system is in pretty goo

almost 500 people have died of cope at 19 in the last 2 weeks in the czech republic more than in the 1st months of the pandemic another 400 are in critical condition. i think people are not taking the virus seriously. medical staff at this hospital in progress doing all they can to protect themselves nearly 3000 doctors and nurses have been infected with the virus meaning many are unable to work. in klein and come in small hospitals where there are not so many stuff it can be problematic if one infection turns into a cluster. no other country in europe currently has a higher rate of infection per capita as the czech republic many let their guard down in the summer and became locks about protective measures like the wearing of. procedures that they don't if they say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one more a mosque should bilodeau put a chimney effect on you don't you get in and you get to. the government has decided to take action theaters cinemas museums and gyms have already closed and even tighter restrictions go into

republic who just on the back into under a regional grassland competent humans did help it a bit by importing a different lots have beaver was because the nations best got in us see how that was. scenes right out of history when buffalo tourist cattle and wild horses frightened throughout europe a small number of those species have returned to thrive in the wild grazing on this former soviet military base in the czech republic because the area was becoming overwhelmed by invasive plants conservationists here in mill of it said from the european wildlife project 5 years ago to deploy the large herbivores. to the goal was to return to the original diversity. after the military left because he needed the invasive grasses and bushes began to grow here. they started to gradually overwhelm the rare species such as rare flowers and animals linked to them including butterflies which had to retreat if you took on. the project to seen a bio type and name think european serengeti all manner of rare and threatened species have returned like the adonis blue butterfly last spotted hair in 1967 th

things are especially bad in the czech republic. the death toll is eight times higher than the peak of the first wave of the epidemic. and on top of all of that, the health care system in the czech republic is on the brink of collapse. they're also dealing with a political crisis. the health minister in that country was accused of breaking his own coronavirus rules. he's refusing to step down, though. the prime minister is vowing to replace him anyway. if that happens, kim, that would mean that the czech republic would have a third health minister installed in just the last six weeks all at the height of the worth outbreak on planet earth. you can can understand why in nearby slovakislovakia, they're watching it rise. they're try about to test heir entire population to try to tamp down their situation. over the next three weekends. and in nearby poland we've just gotten confirmation that the 48-year-old president has tested positive for covid. he says he's feeling good. he's not the only high-profile politician in europe to test pos

infections are also rising fast in the czech republic the president has called on people to abide by restrictions many chicks feel the health care system is being pushed to its limit. a new field hospital in prague's exhibition grounds built by the czech army to provide more beds for coronavirus patients. thousands of cases requiring treatment have overwhelmed existing hospitals with hundreds of new patients arriving daily. president. who himself is being treated for a broken arm called on citizens to follow the restrictions in place. or if we can make it through this we will triumph and then we can all say we've contributed to saving a high number of lives. the czech republic has by far the highest rate of new infections in europe neighboring german states of saxony and bavaria have offered to help with medical resources the assistance is much needed also. the situation is very serious we can double or triple our capacity we have enough beds but all of our intensive care doctors and anesthesiologists are deployed with thousands of health care workers calling in sick the country's me

republic france the us and poland where the president is among those infected countries paying the price for a relaxed summer. and sudan becomes the 3rd arab state to set aside hostilities with israel in recent months the leaders of both countries have agreed to normalize ties in a deal brokered by the us president palestinians feel the tragic. i'm jarid read welcome to the program germany has passed a warring milestone in the coronavirus pandemic a total of more than $10000.00 people have now died from cove and 19 in germany this follows a shop rise in cases in recent weeks a new record in daily new infections has also been sit in the last 24 hours with more than 14000 cases reported. a grim milestone painful for every family it has touched germany has become the 6th european time especially for the elderly and now we have more rate is higher in the younger population and that explains why there were talents you rate is lower because younger people do not succumb to 19 they usually get sick sometimes also very severe is severely sick however in these 120 neighboring france has seen more

it's a similar picture at the forefront of europe's 2nd wave in the czech republic testing has been ramped up across the country and tighter measures have been enforced as well as the laser industries schools will be shut for 3 weeks masks at tram stops now i'm asked officials conceded they may have relaxed through too quickly in the summer on organise an ability of the i wasn't strong enough in the summer and i didn't insist on measures to protect us from the 2nd wave. meanwhile in france business owners in the capital through a cocktail party protest to draw attention to their plight. barger in the middle of a 2 week closure the officials hope which stem the rising number of infections it hasn't and the public is bracing for new restrictions to be announced. government to put in place strong and powerful nations in line with the economic tragedy that we're facing here and across france. across europe growing in fiction rates for a schlock measures and the inevitable health an economic hardship to follow as they head for which there are no easy fixes. or germany's caseload is also increas

almost 500 people have died of cope 19 in the last 2 weeks in the czech republic more than in the 1st months of the pandemic another 400 are in critical condition a. close. i think people are not taking the virus seriously. medical staff at this hospital in prague are doing all they can to protect themselves nearly 3000 doctors and nurses have been infected with the virus meaning many are unable to work. and claim them come in small hospitals where there are not so many staff it can be problematic if one infection turns into a cluster. for private on the hunt for. no other country in europe currently has a higher rate of infection per capita as the czech republic many let their guard down in the summer i became law so by protective measures like the wearing of my. grocery list of if they say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one more a mask the ability to put it to me so you can fuck then you don't need it and i'm no need to do and the government has decided to take action theatres cinemas museums and gyms have already close

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president — andrzej duda — has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go, a record 57 million people have already cast their ballots. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus, with the country seeing record daily highs. the white house says marc short — chief of staff to the us vice president, mike pence — has tested positive for coronavirus and is self—isolating. mr short has been a key adviser to the white house coronavirus task force. mr pence and his wife have both tested negative.

france, italy and the czech republic become the latest countries to announce record numbers of daily cases. ten days to go — president trump casts his vote early in florida, a state he has to win to be re—elected. mr president, who did you vote for today? i voted for a guy named trump. thank you very much, everybody. at least 18 people are killed and many others are injured in a suicide attack in kabul. and a moment of change for chile? we take a look at what's at stake ahead of sunday's vote on the constitution. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. covid—19 continues its fast spread throughout europe. many countries are reacting and hoping to slow transmission by imposing new restrictions. in the latest developments, poland's president, andrzej duda, has tested positive for the virus and is quarantining. he said in a video message that he has no symptoms. the country is seeing a record rise in coronavirus cases, and it's imposed a partial lockdown. in spain, ten of

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president, andrzej duda, has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with 10 days to go, a record 57 million people have already cast their ballots. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus with the country seeing record daily highs. and lee kun—hee, the chairman of the south korean tech giant samsung electronics has died at the age of 78. mr lee helped to transform his family's small business into the country's biggest conglomerate. samsung rose to become the world's largest producer of smartphones and memory chips.

curve travel from viral hotspots the czech republic and polls to a state of emergency at the time also coming up. trumps it before the u.s. supreme court that's the way tough questions from senators and the various tells them she doesn't have an agenda and won't let your religious views into a. tracking garbage in space before it causes any doubt next we take a look at new write ups who are designed to germany that's helping spacecrafts navigate their way around. i mean for the most unwelcome we begin with a pandemic in europe european union countries have agreed to a common strategy for restricting travel from coronavirus hotspots e.u. ministers meeting in luxembourg want to traffic light system showing regions as green orange or red depending on the number of wrong a virus case mrs hope to avoid the kind of confusion that disrupted travel across the e.u. at the height of the outbreak earlier this year. brussels correspondent by. of these are explained in more detail how those traffic lights estimate is expected to work countries are not trying is to do is use the same data use the sa

the czech republic is on the brink of collapse. today the military has just completed a field hospital expected to see patients any day now as the hospitals begin to fill up and reach their capacities. they're also going to be getting help in the czech republic from u.s. medics, u.s. doctors from the national guard who are going to be flying in over the next week or two. the country has surpassed 2000 deaths, but here's the most remarkable number. if you were to go to the czech republic today, one out of every 69 people you would run into would be currently right now at this moment infected with the coronavirus. and those are just the official numbers. obviously perhaps not everyone has tested. the true number could be much, much higher than that. >> that is astounding and frightening, scott. scott mclain in berlin and nina near wales. thank you very much for that. >>> the world is winning its hopes on a coronavirus vaccine. coming up on cnn news room. we'll talk to one expert about why it might be the great cure all everyone is ho

meanwhile new daily records were seen in the czech republic. in france, where a further 138 people have died from covid—i9 and in italy, where the regions of lombardy and campania are worst affected. more than 23,000 cases were reported across the uk, up from friday's total. and from monday, in the belgian capital, brussels, masks will be mandatory in all settings and all culture and sporting venues will be forced to close. david campanale has this report. alarm bells are ringing right across europe. the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the czech republic, which has registered its worst daily figure yet for new infections — more than 15,000. over the past week, more people with the virus have died there, as a percentage of the population, than anywhere else in the world. but, for top health agencies, concern extends to all but a handful of eu countries. they have declared now to be a critical moment. too many countries are seeing an exponential increase in cases and that's now needing two hospitals and icus running close or above

what set czech republic apart? >> we were the first country in europe with a mandate for masks from the government. >> reporter: in mid march before the w.h.o. was recommending masks, pete ludwig read the scientific evidence and made a video explaining why he was convinced they were the answer. the video went viral. and a few days later, the populous czech prime minister andre bavish made masks everywhere outside the home. with masks scarce, czechs started sewing. the mask mandate was unpopular but effective. prague through a party to mark the end of the pandemic. the newly appointed health anyone st minister. >> do you think you did a victory lap too soon. >> that's true, because we had many experts, not virologists, they were arguing that had disease is dead, but it's mild, and they tried to put politicians to get out of strict counter measures. >> reporter: with almost no restrictions, the cases started to slowly bounce back in late september. the top epidemiologist called on the prime minister to reinstate the

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in fact, infection rate in the czech republic is five times higher than it is in the united states. what is really scary is that for most of europe, the united states, the second wave of the virus has been much less deadly. in the czech republic, though, the second wave has actually been eight times more deadly than the first. the country went back into lockdown this week. the health minister today was accused of breaking his own coronavirus rules. he is rejecting calls to step down, though. the czech prime minister, though, is vowing to replace him any way. next door in slovakia they watching the czech with horror as their situation and cases arrive. they are checking 5 million people the next three weekend. >> scott, thanks. >>> people in the united kingdom are bracing for new restrictions as they look to curb a second wave of cases of coronavirus. we have a reporter live in bristol with the latest. >> reporter: thanks very much, jake. well, the debate between lockdowns on a local level or on a national level is very heated here in the west of england. i'm 20 miles to the south of

standing by in paris, and scott mcclain is live for us in bruno in the hard hit czech republic. scott, let's start with you. we have just learned that the czech republic leads the european union with the highest rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, so kim, first, let me tell you about the situation in germany. two weeks ago, chancellor angela merkel imposed new restrictions aimed at virus hot spots but two weeks later it's abundantly clear it has not worked. germany recorded a record high new case count so starting on monday, schools will stay open, but as you said, bars, restaurants, theaters, gyms, they will all have to shut down. people are being told to stay home to avoid travel. in fact, you will not be able to check into a hotel room if you're there for merely tourism. the chancellor says that the health care system right now is equipped to handle the influx of hospitalized patients. merkel says that if the situation continues on the trend it's on right now, the system will be completely overwhelmed in a matter of weeks. g

republic just on the back into a regional grassland habitant humans did help it a bit but important difference lots have been able was because then nature has been getting us see how that. scenes right out of history when buffalo tourist cattle and wild horses range throughout europe a small number of those species have returned to thrive in the wild grazing on this former soviet military base in the czech republic because the area was becoming overwhelmed by invasive plants conservationists here in mill of it said from the european wildlife project 5 years ago to deploy the large herbivores. to the goal was to return to the original diversity. after the military left the invasive grasses and bushes he began to grow here. they started to gradually overwhelm the rare species such as rare flowers and animals linked to them including butterflies which led to a tradition of. the project as you know by a type name think european serengeti all manner of rare and threatened species have returned like the adonis blue butterfly last spotted hair in 1967 the red cross or star gentian is also

the czech republic, sweden, and th netherlands, but first, france, which recorded the biggest jump in cases, over 30,000 from 22,000 on wednesday. homes were rated of senior politicians as part of an investigation on their handling of the pandemic. the home of the health minister was one of them. according to french media, he is also under investigation, as well as his predecessor and former health minister. this investigation centersn alleged criminal negligence, something the government strongly denies. >> [speaking foreign language] each of you will understand that it is not for me to make comments on decisions made by judicial authorities. absolutely not. [speaking foreign language] however, i can respond to your other questions on the trust that i have. know that it is absolute. i need to call to mind that in the judicial component, which is unknown to me, he enjoys total presumptuous --presumption of innocence. he has been on the job for several months. morning, noon, evening, night, weekends. i bear witness. he is always at the forefront. always. he is making use of all of his

republic just on the back into a regional grassland habitant humans did help it a bit but important difference lives have been able was because the natives best got in us see how that was. scenes right out of history when buffalo tourist cattle and wild horses frightened throughout europe a small number of those species have returned to thrive in the wild grazing on this former soviet military base in the czech republic because the area was becoming overwhelmed by invasive plants conservationists here in mill of it said from the european wildlife project 5 years ago to deploy the large herbivores. to the goal was to return to the original diversity. after the military left because he needed the invasive grasses and bushes began to grow here. they started to gradually overwhelm the rare species such as rare flowers and animals linked to them including butterflies which. the project has seen a bio type emerge named think european serengeti all manner of rare and threatened species have returned like the adonis blue butterfly last spotted hair in 1967 the red cross or star gentian is a

france, the czech republic and italy have seen a record number of daily cases. poland's president — andrzej duda — has tested positive for the virus and is in self—isolation. donald trump has voted early in the us presidential election in his adopted home state of florida. with ten days to go — a record fifty—four million people have already cast their ballots. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus — with the country seeing record daily highs. at least eighteen people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack near an education centre in the afghan capital kabul. the interior ministry said the suicide bomber detonated his device after guards stopped him. the building in the predominantly shia muslim area usually hosts hundreds of students. ecologists have criticised plans to move ancient woodland habitat in the warwickshire countryside to make way for hs2 — describing the idea as ‘fundamentally flawed'. developers of the high speed line, want to relocate the woodland — as our environment and rural affairs correspondent clai

worst hit are netherlands, belgium and czech republic. yesterday czech health minister made masks mandatory almost everywhere outdoors. this morning prime minister after an emergency session of parliament conceded current restrictions in place simply have not worked. so starting tomorrow the czech republic will go back into something you might describe as a low clouddockdown. movement will be restricted to essential trips and to work. with the country's health care system nearing its capacity the czech republic will be accepting doctors from u.s. national guard in nebraska. the prime minister praised for early success in tamping down the first wave of the coronavirus. new he's apologizing for not taking action sooner to tamp down the second wave. >>> i'm nic robertson where in nearby ireland, the prime minister has announced what he calls the toughest lockdown in europe at the moment. it will go into effect midnight wednesday night. it will last for six weeks. people are being told they cannot mix households indoors or even outdoors in th

ros: from the netherlands to the czech republic, from midnight tonight it is imposing a three-we state of emergency, closing schools, bars, clubs, restricting restaurants to deliveries recent take away. public consumption of alcohol will also be banned. this graphic shows the number of new cases over the past month, and compare that to germany next door, whose population is eight times larger, but czech republic rates remain higher. we turn ne to italy, the first cotry ieurope to really be hihard by the virus in the spring. while it recorded more than 5000 cases in a single day last week, that is the first time that has happened since march, the government drafted a decree which will ban private parties and restrict the number of people at weddings and funerals, no more than 10 guests at private events, 15 funerals. the prime minister i self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive. these pictures are from saturday, wn there were protests in warsaw and new that make it mandatory to wear facemasks in public spaces. this is why the government argues these are

hospitals and icus in the czech republic are being stretched to the max. this one has already filled all of its bed space. right now it's using what used to be a storage room across the hall to house even more patients. the number of hospitalized people has doubled in just the last two weeks. this hospital has already had to shut down seven different departments to make way for covid-19 patients and said in it doesn't get more help, it would have to turn away patients by monday or tuesday. even more than the space, hospitals here are lacking in staff. so to fill in the gaps, many are recruiting volunteers, some are medical students, some have no medical experience at all. at one hospital they were pulling teenagers to work caring for covid patients. >> thank you so much to all my colleagues around the world. >>> all eyes are on florida where the pandemic and politics are colliding. president trump and his opponent joe biden are having dueling rallies. we'll look at how the pandemic is playing a critical role in the election. ♪ whoa! ♪ i feel good ♪ i